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Aciniform Spider Silk: Hydration‐Induced β‐Sheet Crosslinking of α‐Helical‐Rich Spider Prey‐Wrapping Silk (Adv. Funct. Mater. 13/2021)
Author(s) -
Stengel Dillan,
Addison J. Bennett,
Onofrei David,
Huynh Nha Uyen,
Youssef George,
Holland Gregory P.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202170090
Subject(s) - silk , spider silk , materials science , spider , polymer science , nanofiber , composite material , nanotechnology , ecology , biology
In article number 2007161, Gregory P. Holland and co‐workers present a remarkable fiber cross‐linking property for aciniform spider silk as a response to hydration. This hierarchical process is facilitated water by incorporation with an observed increase in β‐sheet structure that assists fiber fusion. Aciniform silk nanofibers have novel hydration‐induced structural transitions that should provide inspiration for next‐generation biomaterials. Image credits: Monika Lemp